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McCarthy: Cruz/Lee Were Right to Oppose Obama Lawlessness
Utah Policy Blog ^ | December 21, 2014 | Golden Webb

Posted on 12/21/2014 12:44:29 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet

National Review's Andrew C. McCarthy vigorously defends the efforts of Sens. Ted Cruz and Mike Lee to draw attention to the unconstitutionality of Obama's amnesty plan.

Writes McCarthy:

"As long as we’re talking about epic insults to our intelligence, special recognition should go to the GOP establishment claim that, by forcing elected legislators to take an accountable vote, Cruz and Lee enabled Democrats to secure confirmation of objectionable Obama nominees.

The story goes like this: By orchestrating a “point of order” vote to question the constitutionality of Obama’s decree, Cruz and Lee broke what Fox News gentlycalled an “informal agreement” that our esteemed senators could take the weekend off. Already you’re getting the picture, right? According to GOP leaders, Congress should not only refrain from taking action on an outrageous abuse of presidential power that drove millions of Americans to support Republicans in the midterm elections, but should do so based on an unenforceable wink-wink deal with that paragon of probity, Harry Reid.

But it gets better: The miffed senators huff that, because Cruz and Lee unexpectedly gave the majority leader weekend time to fill, Reid used it to move forward with a number of controversial Obama nominees to the federal bench and high executive-branch posts — nominees Republicans claim they had shrewdly planned to stall. You’re to believe these nominees got confirmed later in the week because Cruz and Lee, former Supreme Court clerks and highly accomplished lawyers, got outfoxed on parliamentary procedures.

Please."


TOPICS: Massachusetts; Texas; Utah; Wisconsin; Issues; Parties; U.S. Senate
KEYWORDS: 2016election; andymccarthy; cromnibus; cruz; doddfrank; election2016; elizabethwarren; executiveamnesty; fauxahontas; harryreid; lieawatha; massachusetts; mikelee; obama; scottwalker; tedcruz; texas; utah; wisconsin

1 posted on 12/21/2014 12:44:29 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
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He was great in Mannequin...
2 posted on 12/21/2014 12:46:12 PM PST by EEGator
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
It's the most transparent lie by a group of people who haven't earned any trust whatsoever.

Which is why anyone with a half a brain supports Senator Cruz's actions.

3 posted on 12/21/2014 12:46:22 PM PST by OddLane
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Cruz, Lee and all the rest of the GOP needs to start to say “bring back US jobs to America”.

Just saying.


4 posted on 12/21/2014 12:47:25 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5700.html)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

I thought it was Kevin McCarthy from the headline, gave me hope there for a second.


5 posted on 12/21/2014 12:53:35 PM PST by txhurl (No more taglines)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

What do you mean Were Right to Oppose Obama Lawlessness ,have they stopped ?


6 posted on 12/21/2014 12:57:22 PM PST by molson209 (Blank)
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To: txhurl

Same here! I thought the RINO Kevin McCarthy from California finally got with the program, but no-o-o-o-,
he’s still an amnesty loving twerp.


7 posted on 12/21/2014 1:12:25 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Amnesty is Obama's Way of Saying "FU" to all those who voted on November 4th)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

This is the swill that Kraurhammer and Will were selling.


8 posted on 12/21/2014 1:20:05 PM PST by jwalsh07
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

Ditto.

Inga Barks, subbing for Mark L., said “Kevin” wins by enough votes that he is not afraid of (conservative) supporters.


9 posted on 12/21/2014 1:33:45 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (/s /s /s /s /s, my replies are "liberally" sprinkled with them behind every word and letter.!)
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To: Scrambler Bob

I live in his district and he’s dead to me. Has been for quite a few elections. He doesn’t even try to hide what he is. Maybe after this last betrayal some other people may get a clue.


10 posted on 12/21/2014 1:42:01 PM PST by sheana
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To: EEGator

It’s already been published that the week before Reid had spoken that he would keep Senators in session to confirm the appointments.

Reid had no intention of letting his last lameduck session expire without ramming through everything he could.


11 posted on 12/21/2014 2:05:01 PM PST by Hostage (ARTICLE V)
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To: OddLane

Cruz and Lee are spot on. You fight and you stop this garbage. It’s an insider’s set up to marginalize these two gallant patriots. Don’t fall for it.


12 posted on 12/21/2014 2:13:51 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

WTH is in the water in Caliornia and or that matter most of our elected officials that makes them continue to support whatever destructiion Obama wields against the American people:

I think I know. Summed up right here:

http://www.ucg.org/doctrinal-beliefs/many-false-prophets-will-arise-and-deceive-many/


13 posted on 12/21/2014 2:17:54 PM PST by jsanders2001
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To: EEGator; Kale; Jarhead9297; COUNTrecount; notaliberal; DoughtyOne; RitaOK; MountainDad; ...
Ted Cruz Ping!

If you want on/off this ping list, please let me know.

Please beware, this is a high-volume ping list!
14 posted on 12/23/2014 3:27:40 PM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: EEGator


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15 posted on 12/24/2014 7:26:22 AM PST by Patton@Bastogne
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